EP 3572644 A1 20191127 - GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Title (en)
GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Title (de)
GASTURBINENTRIEBWERK
Title (fr)
MOTEUR DE TURBINE À GAZ
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201808346 A 20180522
Abstract (en)
A gas turbine engine (10) for an aircraft is disclosed. The gas turbine engine (10) comprises a mechanical power converter (42) arranged to receive an input drive (44) and produce an output drive (46). The output drive (46) has the same rotational direction as the input drive (44). The gas turbine engine further comprises a stationary supporting structure arranged to provide a stationary support for the mechanical power converter (42). The stationary supporting structure comprises one or more structural support aerofoils (24a-24h). A method (100) of supporting a mechanical power converter (42) in a gas turbine engine (10) is also disclosed.
IPC 8 full level
F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F01D 9/041 (2013.01 - US); F01D 25/04 (2013.01 - US); F01D 25/162 (2013.01 - EP); F01D 25/28 (2013.01 - US); F02C 7/36 (2013.01 - EP US); F02K 3/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F16H 1/28 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2240/91 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 3020953 A1 20160518 - ROLLS ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND [DE]
- [X] US 2016102607 A1 20160414 - HIERNAUX STÉPHANE [BE]
- [X] EP 3276153 A1 20180131 - ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3572644 A1 20191127; GB 201808346 D0 20180711; US 2019360359 A1 20191128
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19169449 A 20190416; GB 201808346 A 20180522; US 201916406095 A 20190508